David stared at the classmates acting oddly, trying to understand just what was going on here. "What is happening to everyone... Why are you all acting so mad? Do you think that negative thinking is gonna help anyone?!"
Enough was enough, the only way she wouldn't be hurt anymore was to cut off all relations she's had with anybody on the island. No more friends, it hurts less if they end up being killed, right?
Hiroto Takahashi: ((Btw, this is happening right before he killed Akemi.))
Ayame Bello: Huh..?
Ayame Bello: ((aight))
Hiroto Takahashi: I… I need to show you how to fill the airship with hydrogen.
Ayame Bello: ((also how did he react to her now short hai r))
Ayame Bello: ..! Alright!
Hiroto Takahashi: Okay… I've got the envelope in my cabin. Can we relocate?
Ayame Bello: Sure!
Hiroto Takahashi: All right, let's go.
Hiroto Takahashi: [One cabin trip later]
Hiroto Takahashi: Okay…. Here's the envelope. It's pretty large, but the part where the hydrogen goes in is this vent here. You can make it with hydrolysis, I'm sure.
Ayame Bello: Ah! I see.
Ayame Bello: Hey, um.. Hiroto.
Hiroto Takahashi: Yeah?
Ayame Bello: You don’t think that.. Well, I feel like I was being over dramatic when I cut my hair.
Ayame Bello: Do you think it was?
Hiroto Takahashi: Not really… The cutting of hair is seen in many cultures as abandoning something. By cutting your hair, you probably felt as though you were cutting out your sadness or something.
Ayame Bello: Yeah, I guess so.
Ayame Bello: Man, I can’t wait till we get out of here, though.
Hiroto Takahashi: Don't worry… We'll definitely get out! I showed Etsumi how to fly the airship, and how to fit the rest of it together… I'm not sure if I'll survive through this motive.
Ayame Bello: You’ll be fine! I.. Hope.
Hiroto Takahashi: That's all we can do...
Ayame Bello: I can’t go through losing another friend.. Man, promise me we’ll get out of here- We’ll make it out safe, right?
Hiroto Takahashi: I'm sure you'll get out. It'll all be fine in the end...
Ayame Bello: You’re coming with me.
Ayame Bello: Once we get out,
Ayame Bello: it’ll be normal.
Ayame Bello: We can continue with our lives
Ayame Bello: and be free.
Hiroto Takahashi: Free… That'll be nice, to be free...
Ayame Bello: .. You okay..?
Hiroto Takahashi: I haven't had free rein in so long… If it wasn't school, it was the airplane company…
Hiroto Takahashi: They wouldn't even consider my airship designs!
Ayame Bello: Hey, that doesn’t mean you’re not great!
Ayame Bello: You’re plenty wonderful, and so are your designs!
Ayame Bello: You got into Hope’s Peak for being the BEST of the BEST at your age!!
Hiroto Takahashi: Thanks… I'm just trying to get us all to freedom, that's all...
Ayame Bello: .. Would it be okay if I were to hug you?
Hiroto Takahashi: Sure, I guess.
Ayame Bello: -Gives him a big bear hug-
Ayame Bello: You’re a great friend.
Hiroto Takahashi: Oof- Thanks, Ayame. You're pretty great too. I'm sure Lochland's happy, looking down on you from the sky and seeing you helping us all.
Hiroto Takahashi: The sky's a pretty amazing place.
Ayame Bello: I.. I hope he’s doing alright.
Ayame Bello: Shit..
Ayame Bello: -Moves away wiping her eyes with her gloves-
Hiroto Takahashi: I'm sure he is. He's up there, soaring with the wind and clouds.
Hiroto Takahashi: He's free now.
Ayame Bello: He is.. He was my best friend.
Ayame Bello: - Buries face in cupped hands -
Ayame Bello: Oh god.
Ayame Bello: I’m sorry, I.
Ayame Bello: I can’t..
Hiroto Takahashi: -He quickly hugs her-
We all go to the sky sometime. That's how the world keeps going.
Hiroto Takahashi: Everything can come and go, but there'll always be air and wind.
Ayame Bello: Yeah..
Ayame Bello: One day, I’ll get to see Lochland..
Ayame Bello: Oh my god.. I just..
Hiroto Takahashi: And you'll fly together, through the jet streams, the mistrals, the hurricanes and gales… I'll be there, too. We'll all meet in the sky eventually.
Ayame Bello: Please, promise me something..
Hiroto Takahashi: …What?
Ayame Bello: Don’t go the way Lochland did.. I mean.. Just..
Ayame Bello: Please don’t get hurt.
Hiroto Takahashi: …Don't worry. I won't. I'm sure of it.
Ayame Bello: Thank you..
Ayame Bello: .. Do you think I should bleach my hair?
Ayame Bello: I might just go back to my original color, since I already cut it.
Hiroto Takahashi: You mean make it white?
Hiroto Takahashi: I don't think so… It'll make you look old before your time. You've still got so much life left.
Ayame Bello: - Giggles - No, silly.
Ayame Bello: I mean bleach out the hair dye!
Hiroto Takahashi: I don't know… It kind of reflects your personality. Nice, warm colors, with a comforting coolness within...
Ayame Bello: -Grins- Thanks.
Ayame Bello: My original color was black.
Hiroto Takahashi: Oh, wow, really? Cool!
Ayame Bello: I started dying my hair when I was thirteen.
Hiroto Takahashi: My parents were purple and grey, and my brother used to have pink.
Hiroto Takahashi: ((Because stuff like that happens in anime))
Ayame Bello: ((o mg))
Hiroto Takahashi: Oh… I never told you about my brother, did I?
Hiroto Takahashi: -He sighs deeply-
Ayame Bello: Huh..?
Ayame Bello: I- If you don’t want to, it’s okay!
Hiroto Takahashi: No, it's fine… I already told Etsumi, after all...
Ayame Bello: Oh..
Hiroto Takahashi: When I sold my first design to the airplane company, they gave us a lot of money for it. We bought our own private small plane. My brother was supposed to take flying lessons in it. One day, I got an idea for how to make it better, but before I could finish he needed it for lessons. Halfway through, one of the wings fell off. The instructor parachuted to safety, but my brother's… It got caught in the falling wreck of the plane…
Hiroto Takahashi: I killed my brother...
Ayame Bello: Oh my god!
Ayame Bello: It.. It wasn’t your fault.
Hiroto Takahashi: Yes it was...
Ayame Bello: I know you didn’t mean it.
Ayame Bello: You didn’t mean it.
Hiroto Takahashi: If I hadn't screwed it up, he'd still be alive...
Ayame Bello: Don’t say that!
Hiroto Takahashi: It's true, though. If I hadn't gone messing around in the plane...
Ayame Bello: Hiroto!
Ayame Bello: Enough! You didn’t mean it!
Ayame Bello: You wanted to help, that’s it!
Ayame Bello: You’re not at fault.
Hiroto Takahashi: That's true… It was supposed to help everyone...
Hiroto Takahashi: Thanks, Ayame. I feel better now...
Ayame Bello: You should, because you’re wonderful and cool..
Ayame Bello: I accidentally burned down my old school’s chemistry lab.. And burnt my hair in the process.
Ayame Bello: That’s why I grew it out and dyed it.
Hiroto Takahashi: At least you didn't kill someone, though… But you're right. I did it to help people, and so it's not my fault…
Ayame Bello: Right!
Ayame Bello: I’ll see you later, okay? - Gives a quick kiss on the cheek whoa -
"Who... Who is this!? Hiromi... I'm rather sure that I've never heard of this student before. And she's dressed as Ringo..." He clenched his fist. "Will someone please explain who this person is to me? OR can we at least get a headcount?!"
